Moundsmere

Coordinates: 51°10′58″N 1°05′58″W / 51.182808°N 1.0994703°W / 51.182808; -1.0994703

Moundsmere
Moundsmere  Moundsmere shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU6303943005
District	Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Basingstoke
Postcode district	RG25 2
Dialling code	01256
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Basingstoke
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Moundsmere is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is 3 miles away from the village of Bentworth.

Moundsmere became part of the dower first of Anne of Cleves and then of Catherine Howard. On the death of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII granted it to Winchester College in part exchange for certain other manors. The current Moundsmere Manor was built in 1908-9 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for Wilfred Buckley, a highly successful businessman returning to England from America, on the site he identified following a lengthy search for the perfect position.

At one time, Moundsmere came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Moundsmere still borders the parish of Bentworth^[1].

References

1. ^ Bentworth#Parish decline Bentworth Parish Decline

External links

• Moundsmere Farm Management
• Moundsmere Manor